The Forwood One Checklist Library allows organisations to manage operational content, including critical risk and critical control verification checklists.
The Checklist Library is designed to provide clients with a strong starting point using Forwood’s standard industry content, while also allowing organisations to customise and manage content to suit their operational requirements.
This guide explains how checklist content works within Forwood One, what content is provided by Forwood, and how your organisation can manage and govern checklist content over time.
Understanding the Checklist Library
The Checklist Library is the central location where content is created, managed, and maintained within Forwood One.
Checklist content may be used for:
Critical control verification
Field inspections
Task verification
Site observations
Compliance activities
The library allows organisations to use Forwood-provided content, customise content, or create entirely new checklist templates.
Standard Checklist Content Provided by Forwood
Forwood provides standard checklist content aligned to supported critical risks and critical controls within Forwood One.
This content is designed to provide organisations with a strong operational starting point and may include:
Critical risk and control verification checklists
Standard operational assurance content
Industry-aligned checklist structures
Content managed by Forwood
Standard checklist content provided by Forwood is centrally managed by Forwood.
This includes:
Content improvements
New checklist content
Updates to existing questions
Industry-aligned enhancements
Where updates are made to standard content, they may become available to clients using the standard checklist versions.
Reviewing and Selecting Checklist Content
Clients can review the available checklist content within the library and determine which checklists are relevant to their organisation.
This allows organisations to:
Select applicable critical risks and controls
Enable relevant checklists
Exclude content that is not operationally relevant
Align verification activities to operational requirements
Creating Task-Based Checklists
Forwood One also supports the creation of task-based checklists.
Task-based checklists allow organisations to combine multiple checklist templates together to support specific operational tasks or verification activities.
Examples may include:
Pre-start activities
Isolation verification
Maintenance tasks
Field verification workflows
Contractor verification
Multi-control verification activities
This helps organisations streamline operational verification activities and standardise field execution.
Creating Custom Checklist Content
Clients are not limited to standard Forwood content.
Organisations can create completely unique checklist content within Forwood One, including:
Custom verification templates
Updating question wording
Adding operationally specific questions
Removing questions that are not relevant
Adjusting checklist structure
Creating site-specific variations
Governance & Change Management
Governance mechanisms are built into the Checklist Library to support controlled and auditable content management.
Training & Onboarding Support
Forwood provides onboarding support and training to help organisations understand how the Checklist Library operates.
Training may include:
How to review checklist content
How to duplicate and customise templates
Creating task-based checklists
Managing governance workflows
Best practice content management approaches
Training can be delivered by Forwood’s dedicated team of Solution Experts to ensure your organisation is equipped to confidently manage checklist content.
Setup Steps & Responsibilities
Checklist Setup Performed by Forwood
Forwood may assist with:
Enabling standard checklist content
Supporting onboarding workshops
Providing best practice guidance
Delivering admin training
Assisting with initial content setup
Client Responsibilities
Your organisation is responsible for:
Reviewing checklist relevance
Approving operational content
Managing custom checklist variations
Maintaining organisation-specific content
Governing all content used
Need Help?
If you have questions or require additional assistance, contact your Forwood Customer Success Manager or the Forwood Support Team at help@forwoodsafety.com.